llama3.2:3b

llama · 3.2B · Q4_K_M

Good

Mar 2, 2026 · Apple M4

gemma3:1b

gemma3 · 999.89M · Q4_K_M

Good

Feb 28, 2026 · Apple M4

Global Score

74 vs 68

Hardware Fit

100 vs 98

Quality Score

63 vs 55

Hardware

llama3.2:3b gemma3:1b

MachineMacBook AirMacBook Air

CPUApple M4Apple M4

Cores1010

RAM32 GB32 GB

GPUApple M4Apple M4

OSmacOS 26.3macOS 26.3

Archarm64arm64

Power Modebalancedunknown

Performance

llama3.2:3b gemma3:1b

Tokens/sec44.139.5

TTFT178 ms333 ms

Load time0.8 s1.6 s

Memory usage7.0 GB1.3 GB

Memory %22%4%

HW Fit Score Breakdown

llama3.2:3b

Speed

40/40

TTFT

30/30

Memory

30/30

gemma3:1b

Speed

40/40

TTFT

30/30

Memory

28/30

Quality

llama3.2:3b

Reasoning

11/20

Coding

14/20

Instruction

14/20

Structured

12/15

Math

3/15

Multilingual

9/10

Reasoning: Adequate Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Adequate Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

gemma3:1b

Reasoning

6/20

Coding

13/20

Instruction

15/20

Structured

12/15

Math

1/15

Multilingual

8/10

Reasoning: Weak Coding: Adequate Instruction Following: Strong Structured Output: Strong Math: Poor Multilingual: Strong

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